Introductions

[Barbara]

Welcome Shaz! I hope you can get your hands a copy each month and join us. I've been doing this since October and have enjoyed the community so much. The only thing better would be gathering over a piece of shoo-fly pie!

[Tina]

Love this group. Wanda Brunstetter is having a book signing at The Bird In hand restaurant Sept. 12th 11am-1pm...I am looking forward to this event. get to meet Wanda and have some lunch. anyone interested in coming??? I'll be coming from cecil county,md. it's only an hour away.. very excited!!! I am going to get Daughters of Lancaster County triology book signed. :)

[Kristy]

Welcome to the group Shaz.

[Shannon]

Hey everyone :) I'm Shannon and I LOVE Beverly Lewis' series "Abram's Daughters"!!!!! They are the first Amish fiction books that I have read and I hope to read more Amish fiction books :)

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Shannon wrote: "Hey everyone :) I'm Shannon and I LOVE Beverly Lewis' series "Abram's Daughters"!!!!! They are the first Amish fiction books that I have read and I hope to read more Amish fiction books :)"

Hi Shannon,I'm Lorraine. Beverly Lewis' was the first Amish author I read also. You'll love all her books! Other authors that I have read that I loved are Cindy Woodsmall & Shelley Shepard Gray. I have a couple of books by Kathleen Fuller that are on my to-read list. Haven't read any of her's yet. Also, group members seem to like Wanda Brunstetter. I'll have to check her out as well.

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Shaz wrote: "Hi everyone. I am a newbie to goodreads and glad to come across your group and be able to chat about Amish Fiction with you all. I am an avid reader and really enjoy reading any and all books abo..."

Shaz wrote: "Hi everyone. I am a newbie to goodreads and glad to come across your group and be able to chat about Amish Fiction with you all. I am an avid reader and really enjoy reading any and all books abo..."

Welcome Shaz, I'm a newbie myself. Have been here only about a month I guess.

[Kristy]

Shannon wrote: "Hey everyone :) I'm Shannon and I LOVE Beverly Lewis' series "Abram's Daughters"!!!!! They are the first Amish fiction books that I have read and I hope to read more Amish fiction books :)"
Hi Shannon,
I'm finishing up the Abram's Daughters series right now. I had a hard time getting into book 1, but I chose to finish it, and had no trouble with book 2, 3, 4, and 5. I hope to finish 5 tonight.

[Camille]

Welcome Ptfreesia!

[Kristy]

Welcome Ptfeesia.

[Jessica]

Hello everyone! I'm Jessica! New to the group, but not Goodreads. I have 6 children and love to read. My kids love reading also (which is a blessing). I read any chance I get, which sometimes might not happen during a day. I love all kinds of books but really like books about the Amish! I'm actually planning a trip to "Amish Country".

[Diane U]

Welcome Jessica! I hope you will get some great suggestions from this group. Which area of Amish country are you planning to visit? I love going to Lancaster, PA but there are other Amish communities in other states. If you are heading to PA, I can give you some places to visit

[Kristy]

Welcome Jessica.

[Vannetta]

Tina, I'm going to be signing at Bird-in-Hand with Amy Clipston and Shelley Shepard Gray in November. I'm SO excited. I've never been there before. Thanks for posting this and reminding me about NOVEMBER as it's currently over 100 in Texas. lol

Tina wrote: "Love this group. Wanda Brunstetter is having a book signing at The Bird In hand restaurant Sept. 12th 11am-1pm...I am looking forward to this event. get to meet Wanda and have some lunch. anyone i..."

[Vannetta]

Thanks, Rachel! This is an awesome group. Rachel wrote: "Oh, welcome to Tracy too! Sorry, didn't see your post as it was on a new page :) I'm really looking forward to reading Vannetta Chapman's new novel, I loved her debut, [book:A Simple Amish Christma..."

[Diane U]

Vannetta wrote: "Tina, I'm going to be signing at Bird-in-Hand with Amy Clipston and Shelley Shepard Gray in November. I'm SO excited. I've never been there before. Thanks for posting this and reminding me about NO..."

Do you have an exact date yet? I would love to take a mini-vacation down there (again) and meet all of you and get some Christmas presents for my Mom!

[Vannetta]

YES! We're going to be there on November 18th. We're touring for 7 days, starting on the 12th in Shipshewana. We'll also be in Holmes County, but we are still confirming those places. Can you imagine the 3 of us together? I hope someone brings chocolate. : )

[Diane U]

Vannetta wrote: "YES! We're going to be there on November 18th. We're touring for 7 days, starting on the 12th in Shipshewana. We'll also be in Holmes County, but we are still confirming those places. Can you imagi..."

OMG, that's my 39th birthday!!!! Maybe I can talk hubby into a super long weekend there to celebrate. We went to Disney last year for my birthday (since it is the same as Mickey Mouse) but I think meeting all three of you will top that! LOL! I'll bring chocolate birthday cake, will that count??!!

[Barbara]

I can't wait -- I think I might be able to do November 18 -- it's only a 4 or so hour drive! Please keep us updated as to where and time!!

[Rachel]

Girls, if you do end up going, take pictures! Sounds like the signing will be a lot of fun! :)

[Diane U]

Yeah, I tried to convince hubby to make the trip and he does not want to go there in November since we were just there in May. I'll keep working on him though!

[Barbara]

I would love to get together if any of us get to go!

[Rachel]

I'll ask Simon if he wants to take me on a trip to PA in our holiday week in November but I have a feeling he may object :P We will endeavour to make it over the pond sometime in the next 10 - 20 years though, don't worry :)

[Jessica]

Diane U wrote: "Welcome Jessica! I hope you will get some great suggestions from this group. Which area of Amish country are you planning to visit? I love going to Lancaster, PA but there are other Amish communi..."

I want to visit Lancaster, PA. Not sure when I'll get to go, but I"m so excited about going.

[Kristy]

Hi Jessica,
Welcome to this wonderful group and so nice to see someone familiar here. How are you?

Jessica wrote: "Diane U wrote: "Welcome Jessica! I hope you will get some great suggestions from this group. Which area of Amish country are you planning to visit? I love going to Lancaster, PA but there are oth..."

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Kristy wrote: "Hi everyone! I just joined this group recently and I didn't see an introduction thread for new members who join, so I hope it's ok if I start one!

My name is Kristy and I haven't been on Goodrea..."

Hi Kristy, welcome to the group!

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Abbie wrote: "Hello everyone!! I am a huge bookworm as well. I love Christian Romance and have read Love Inspired for many years. I bought a Kindle earlier this year and have so much fun reading again. I have no..."

Hi Abbie, welcome to the group!

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Patsy wrote: "Hi, Patsy, here. I'm new to this group as well. I love love to read Amish books. I read a lot of Love Inspired as well. Love Christian romance. I can depend on these books being written in a Christ..."

Hi Patsy, welcome to the group! I love Amish fiction too. They are my favorite books to read.

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Donna wrote: "Hi Everyone! I was checking out the group posts and thought I would join. I love Amish fiction, although I don't get to read enough of it. Beverly Lewis and Kathleen Fuller are two authors I enjoy...."

Hi Donna, welcome to the group. Beverly's books are wonderful aren't they? I also like Kathleen Fuller, Cindy Woodsmall, & Shelley Shepard Gray.

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Kristy wrote: "Hi My name is Kristy and I am a new member of this group. Please add me as a friend, I'd appreciate it. I am trying to build up my friend's list. I love Amish books and Christian Fiction like Lo..."

Friend request sent. Happy to have you as a friend!

[Kristy]

Thank you Lorraine.
Lorraine wrote: "Kristy wrote: "Hi My name is Kristy and I am a new member of this group. Please add me as a friend, I'd appreciate it. I am trying to build up my friend's list. I love Amish books and Christian ..."

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You're very welcome.

[Camille]

Welcome Lorraine!

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Thank you Camille.

[Kav]

Just joined the Fans of Amish Fiction group and am loving it so far. I'm Kav -- from Canada -- and I was introduced to Christian Fiction about two years ago. I haven't read anything else since! And have discovered that I really enjoy Amish fiction but haven't come across many others who do so I'm thrilled to 'meet' y'all. I've only read 23 Amish books so far so I'm looking forward to discovering new authors here.

[Barbara]

Welcome Kav -- I'm sure you'll find lots of new authors that you'll really enjoy.

[Rachel]

Kav, welcome to the group! So nice to have some more international flavour, we seem to have a couple of Canadian members now, as well as a few from Australia and myself from the UK. Nice to know that Amish fiction is so popular all over the world!

Trust me, your to-read list is going to grow massively when you join this group! :)

[Camille]

Only 23 Kav? That's NO small feat! Impressive! Also, welcome to our little group. :) We're small but mighty!

[Shaz]

Welcome to the group Kav. Sounds like you are off to a great start with your Amish reading. You are sure to add many more great books to your reading list with all the great recommendations from this group.

[Diane U]

Welcome Kav! I totally agree with you, I have not read much of anything else since discovering Amish and Christian fiction. And 23 Amish books is a great accomplishment! Although most books are part of a series so if you are like me, you have to read all of them! :)

[Kav]

My first ever Amish book was by Cindy Woodsmall -- The Sisters of the Quilt series -- I was so glad they were all in print because I read them one right after the other. I would have lost my mind waiting to find out what happened!!!!! So yes, once I start a series I have to finish reading it.

[Wendy]

Hello, my name is Wendy and VERY new to goodreads, although some of you may know my dauther, she's been a member for a long time and finally talked me into it.

I like Amish, Inspirational, Inspirational Historical Romance, and similiar stuff. I do read other genres once in a while.

[Camille]

Welcome Wendy! We love having new members, and what a great hobby to share with your daughter!

[Rachel]

Welcome, Wendy!

[Diane U]

Welcome Wendy! Please feel free to join any and all discussions that move you! LOL! Also, I'd love to hear your comments about the two group reads too if you get around to it!

[Cindy]

HI I am Cindy Loven, I am a book reviewer and I love Amish fiction, I am a huge fan of Laura Hilton's new series and also Amy Clipston's they are my favorite Amish authors!!!

[Camille]

Welcome Cindy!

[Diane U]

Welcome Cindy! Please make yourself at home here!

[Diane U]

Wendy wrote: "Hello, my name is Wendy and VERY new to goodreads, although some of you may know my dauther, she's been a member for a long time and finally talked me into it.

I like Amish, Inspirational, Insp..."

Wendy, I forgot to ask, who is your daughter?

[Cindy]

Thanks for the welcomes...I look forward to being a part of the group!

~C~

[Sandi]

Hi. I'm new here. My name is Sandi and I am an Amishaholic. I don't have one favorite author. I just love anything about the Amish.